of this survey. Taking into account the results of an analogous survey in the EU-15 in 2003, the authors describe major … conscious about the importance of learning a lifetime, for both economic and social reasons. Results provide evidence that EU …

factors of production (capital and labor). In contrast, the consequences of FDI from the capital abundant country (EU) to the … country CGE model, including the EU and the CEEC. A panel regression for both regions separately, helps to decide empirically … advantage (increase in global net trade) has contributed to a decline in the labor income shares in the EU. Additionally, those …

neighbor states with the EU. To achieve this, the authors aim to assess the existing trends in the size of the gaps across … countries and problem areas, taking into consideration the specific origin of the gap between EU15/EU12, on the one hand, and … FSU republics, EU candidates and West Balkan countries, on the other hand. The paper is structured as follows: (1) An …

, in the Central and Eastern European EU Member States. Using panel estimations for the period between 1995 and 2006, we …

cross-border nature of environmental problems demand close collaboration between the EU and the wider European region. At … Aarhus, it was decided that Environment for Europe should refocus especially on those countries outside the EU Accession …